US International Council on Disabilities - Washington, DC Internship Program

In 2013, with the vital support of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF), USICD launched its first internship program focusing on youth with disabilities who are interested in international development or foreign affairs careers. The project follows from a vision, core to USICD’s mission, to increase disability inclusion in U.S. foreign affairs by supporting future generations of Americans to invest their skills and talents in this field. The program will be held again in the summer of 2017 with continued funding from MEAF.

QUALIFICATIONS

You must be a U.S. citizen.

You must either be a graduate student, or a rising college junior or senior, or a recent graduate. "Recent graduates" for the summer 2017 program need to have graduated between spring 2016 and spring 2017 with a bachelor's or a graduate degree.

You must be a person with a disability.

You must meet one of the following age criteria:

Most candidates must be age 30 or younger (i.e., born on or after May 28, 1987).

U.S. veterans remain eligible up to age 35 (i.e., born on or after May 28, 1987).

USICD may consider granting other exceptions to the 30-year age limit in extraordinary circumstances for other candidates up to age 35.

Ask Andrea Shettle at internships@usicd.org to add you to our Youth in Development mailing list. People on the Youth in Development mailing list will receive occasional reminders and will be alerted to any important new information.